Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 227 An Eye for an Eye

Dalton seemed completely lost, staring blankly ahead while everyone around him buzzed about the cello performance.

It was as if he had drifted away from reality.

Lydia's heart raced with anxiety.

She cautiously glanced at his expression and softly called out, "Dalton..."

But he didn't respond, caught in his own world.

Just then, Walter approached. "Ms. Lydia Stone, Mr. Aniston wants to see you."

Startled, she instinctively looked over at Chandler, meeting his intense, cold gaze.

A knot tightened in her stomach. She knew something was off.

Feeling guilty about her actions, she gently tugged on Dalton's sleeve, hoping he would say something to ease the tension.

But he remained utterly unresponsive, lost in thought.

With a resigned sigh, Lydia followed Walter to Chandler.

They entered a dimly lit corridor, where an unsettling silence

hung in the air.

in front of her,

chill run down her spine. "Chandler, what is

know? This is what you were planning to give Meryl," he replied, casually smoking a cigarette,

going to drink it yourself, or should I have Walter

felt a strong aversion and was filled with contempt for

with fear, her lips pale as she

of moonlight streamed through the window, highlighting his striking features and making his cold demeanor seem

exhaled a cloud of smoke, not bothering to look

welled in her

of drinking this yourself, so please don't make me force it down your throat. My girlfriend would kill me

"Chandler, Meryl didn't drink it.

was spiked with enough powerful ingredients to cause

an indifferent glance. "She didn't drink it because she was saving it for you. Did you even consider the consequences of

cold laugh, crushing his cigarette butt underfoot, clearly unwilling to waste any more time on her. "Or do you want Dalton to drink it for

broke out on Lydia's

her standing with him

lip, she finally

smirk as she downed the

loud rumble echoed from

felt an urgent need

as she turned a corner, she found